Down the pub with Heathrow Hub
On 8th August 2012, Conserve the Chilterns and Countryside Group, organised a meeting in the White Lion in Great...
Tag: Public inquiries
Heathrow Spurs announced by stealth
This post was first published by Hillingdon Against HS2
At the end of a week packed with speculation...
HS2: NAO report disproves government rhetoric
A longer version of this was published on the Information Daily (formerly eGov monitor) last month.
The main headline...
Government admit value for money of building HS2 was inflated.
For the fourth time since initial plans published in March 2010, the benefit-cost ratio (BCR) for HS2 has been...
HS2 failure will dwarf that of HS1, say Stop HS2 campaign group.
The National Audit Office has produced their long-awaited report into HS1, which has highlighted;
Passenger numbers have fallen...
Councils issue ultimatum, Stop HS2 now or we’ll see you in court.
Leaders of 51m, the alliance of councils opposing the plans for HS2 have issued Justine Greening with an ultimatum;...
Overview of the Consultation Results
This was originally published on HS2 and the Environment by Peter Delow. It’s a great blog and covers...
Grand plans and utopian visions
“We should look sceptically at grand plans and utopian visions” said David Cameron at the Lord Mayor’s banquet...
HS2- An academic view.
Dr. Simon Batterbury is an Associate Professor in the Deptartment of Resource Management and Geography at the University of Melbourne....
Westminster Hall Debate – some of the comments made
The following is a cross between a summary and a transcript of the Westminster Hall debate. There were lots...